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aluminum recycling: does anyone know how aluminum recycling works?

does anyone know how aluminum recycling works in term of redox reaction ( oxidizing, reduced, oxidizing agent, reducing agent?). how is that relate to the process of electrochemistry?

Answer:

Aluminum recycling is done by just melting the cans back into molten metal. There are reactions, but those deal with the impurities, not the aluminum. See the reference.

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